I servizi Sangue e Trapianti dell’NHS hanno pubblicato un appello per i donatori di sangue dopo l’incidente di ieri sera a Huntingdon, pubblicando:
"Grazie ai donatori provenienti da tutto il Paese, siamo stati in grado di fornire all’ospedale che cura i feriti 40 unità di sangue, comprese 20 unità di O negativo – il gruppo sanguigno utilizzato in caso di emergenza. Siamo grati a tutti i colleghi che hanno lavorato questo fine settimana e che sono stati in grado di rispondere così rapidamente. Le scorte di sangue O negativo, B negativo e RO si stanno attualmente esaurendo. Abbiamo urgentemente bisogno che più donatori con questi gruppi sanguigni prenotino appuntamenti per i prossimi giorni e settimane. Se non conosci già il tuo gruppo sanguigno, dona il sangue e scoprilo."
Se sei in grado di donare, in particolare se hai sangue 0 o B, prendi in considerazione la possibilità di prenotare un appuntamento poiché la domanda aumenta sempre durante l’inverno. Il sangue è fondamentale, non solo per incidenti gravi e rari come questo, ma per i malati di cancro, per le cure neonatali e di maternità e per tante altre condizioni. Anche NHSBT è super cordiale e alla fine della donazione riceverai un biscotto e una tazza di tè, oltre alla calda sensazione di aver fatto qualcosa di altruistico!
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NHS blood donor appeal
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For Scotland it’s http://www.scotblood.co.uk
We get Tunnocks Tea Cakes as part of our after donation snacks.
I work as a biomedical scientist in a transfusion lab and we really do need those units, especially B- as that is a less common blood type. It makes a big difference to get group-specific units and is generally safer for patients who need transfusions. I would also implore people from BAME backgrounds to donate because they are much less likely to donate but are useful for BAME recipients due to being more likely to have a suitable antigen profile.
It feels like it is much harder to give blood now. I have tried a few times to find very restrictive appointments available and rarely see mobile blood donation units. I remember in the 80s my parents often gave blood and it appeared quite easy to find somewhere to do so.
If they made it easier I would happily take part.
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I donate every 3 months and takes an hour or so each time.
Super easy and i get a custard cream.
Everyone should try and do so if they can, it’s so easy.
I donate blood and would urge anyone who can to give it a go.
It is, at least in my area, getting harder and harder to get an appointment to do so. I get lots of emails and text saying how much they need my blood type, but I often have to book appointments weeks if not months in advance, when I arrive for my appointment they are always running late (tricky when trying to fit in around work) and my last two appointments have been cancelled last minute with no explanation. If more appointments were available and the service more reliable I’d donate more often.
Work in London. What a rigmarole it is these days to give blood. They need to bring back the mobile units or at the very least make it easier with more local availability
I checked the donor criteria and it says you can’t give blood if you’ve had anal sex in the past 3 months. I thought the restrictions on gay men giving blood were removed years ago but apparently not.
I tried a couple of times this year and they cancelled both times so I just kinda gave up.
I’d love to donate but can’t due to health issues — it at least makes me feel better to know so many people volunteer in these situations.
I got knocked off their list for self-medicating hormones